Thailand : Bangkok : Jim Thompson's House

Jim Thompson's House was stunning.
We were ushered from the taxi by a uniformed man (such luxury compared to guesthouse utilitarianism) and strolled between deep red Thai architecture, lush foliage and two serene pools - stocked with voracious looking sleek fish and rays. The house and surrounding buildings were set in a beautiful garden of thick and colourful foliage, worm brick path and hidden pools. Inside the house was dark, but spacious and airy; comfortably packed with ancient objects. Some had been adapted by Thompson - he had inverted Javan drums as table lamps, some had been incorporated into the building structure - whole shopfronts and ornate carvings.
The house had a fun feel, with lots of passageways, openings and views onto the canal.
We had to rush to get a train to Ayuthaya - 3rd class but ~20p for a two hour train journey (and only as packed as Connex)
Thai trains and buses are infested with stumbling women selling drinks, who advertise in cutting nasal tones. In English, they would sound something like "Would anyone like some waaaaaataaaaa...Ice cold waaaaaaataaaaaaa..."